About Us

MBIA Vision: To be the voice of entrepreneurship in Michigan.

MBIA's Mission: The Michigan Business Innovation Association’s (MBIA) mission is to support and promote activities related to business incubators, accelerators, SmartZone programs, co-working spaces, and other entrepreneurial organizations in Michigan.

MBIA Value Proposition: For entrepreneurial support professionals who seek to operate successful programs that enable client companies to succeed, the MBIA is a membership organization that provides education, networking, and advocacy.
 
The MBIA delivers value through a variety of activates including:

• Regular member meetings
• Annual Membership Meeting & Workshops
• Online repository of sample and template documents
• Online event calendar for all of MI
• Regular member newsletter containing local and national items of interest
• Social media connectivity for member discussion and sharing
• Special preferred service provider rates for members and their clients
• A source of incubation best practices information